Brentwood Grille

The wine list at Brentwood Grille reads like a greatest hits album of California wine — Caymus, Silver Oak, Rombauer, Duckhorn all accounted for. It's comfortable and familiar, which is exactly the point at a modern American steakhouse where people come to eat a ribeye and not argue about natural wine. Wine Spectator handed them an Award of Excellence in 2024, and honestly, we can see why.

The list clocks in somewhere between 150 and 250 bottles with a clear West Coast bias — Napa and Sonoma carry the weight here, and they carry it well. You've got Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Duckhorn Vineyards for the Cab-and-Merlot crowd, Cakebread and Sonoma-Cutrer for Chardonnay fans, and Jordan sitting comfortably in the middle as the crowd-pleasing Cab that overdelivers for its price point. What you won't find is much adventure — no old world depth, no esoteric domestic stuff, no skin-contact anything — but if you came in expecting Barolo, that's on you.

With 20 to 35 by-the-glass options, Brentwood Grille is genuinely generous with the pours — this isn't a place that forces a bottle on you. The selection mirrors the bottle list, leaning into California's greatest hits, which means you can get a solid glass of Rombauer Chardonnay or Sonoma-Cutrer without committing to the whole bottle. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority, but when your anchor wines are this reliable, that's not a dealbreaker.